Bluefur rakes his flank, and Rippleclaw swipes her muzzle. Bluefur is shaken off, and the RiverClan warrior curses as thorns slice his paw. Sunfall charges, and Bluefur follows the ThunderClan deputy, leaping onto Rippleclaw. Windflight's patrol explodes from the bushes to join their Clanmates. Timberfur starts speaking, but doesn't get to finish what he was saying, since Stormtail and his patrol attack. Shellheart stops his patrol, smelling ThunderClan. The remaining cats would attack with Sunfall after Windflight. Windflight would lead the second one, attacking after Stormtail's signal with Fuzzypelt, Thrushpelt and Thistleclaw. Stormtail would lead the first patrol consisting of Patchpelt and Swiftbreeze, and attack first. Thrushpelt tells Sunfall that Stormtail, Thistleclaw, Fuzzypelt, Snowfur and Windflight are there. Thrushpelt pushes through the ferns, reporting they had seen the patrol, suggesting they attack them where the undergrowth is thickest and play it to their advantage. Rosepaw asks what their plan is, and Sunfall considers, after a moment replying that they wanted to attack a patrol to prove that the territory was theirs. Swiftbreeze observes they don't know which way to head. Bluefur prays the brambles will slow them down, and notices they are leaving markers. The deputy sends Lionpaw to warn the Clan that RiverClan is invading, promising they will attack as soon as the second patrol arrives. Swiftbreeze quickly points out where the patrol is, and the fact that they had crossed the border. Sunfall hisses for them to stop, scenting RiverClan. Sunfall quietly tells her that even though Sweetpaw's death is sad, the Clan must carry on, and Bluefur knows he is right. Sunfall orders for her, Lionpaw, Tawnyspots and Swiftbreeze, and lets Rosepaw join them for dawn patrol. Bluefur can't bear to see another cat prepared for their journey to StarClan, and looks away. Dappletail offers to help Poppydawn to prepare Sweetpaw for the vigil. She wonders if she had been foolish enough to believe Goosefeather's prophecy, since her Clanmates didn't trust him. Bluefur realizes that the Clan must've lost all faith in Goosefeather. Dappletail speaks that the Clan was lucky they had Featherwhisker, not speaking of Goosefeather.
Featherwhisker agrees and supports his mentor. The medicine cat sighs, saying that herbs couldn't heal when StarClan called. Poppydawn breaks the news that Sweetpaw had died.
Goosefeather comes out of the fern tunnel, and wonders what is going on. Tigerkit asks another question until Swiftbreeze carries him back into the nursery. Sunfall replies gravely that Sweetpaw had died. Tigerkit comes out of the nursery, asking what had happened. Bluefur understands, a memory surfacing of a scent of death that herbs could not hide. Poppydawn answers she had been asleep, and when she had woken up Sweetpaw had smelled different. Rosepaw asks if her mother had been with her when she had died. Thistleclaw enters the apprentice's den to see Sweetpaw. Poppydawn dully states she had died, and Bluefur nods. Featherwhisker enters the den, and gently tells her to go outside, saying Sweetpaw would go to StarClan. She remembers that she had been beside one other dead body - her mother's. Bluefur presses her muzzle into the apprentice's fur, grief blurring her gaze. She knows as she sees Poppydawn's eyes that Sweetpaw is dead. Chapter Description Bluefur runs out of her nest when she hear's Poppydawn's cry.
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